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DeepSeek Introduces Time-Based Token Pricing With Higher Baseline Rates

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DeepSeek has rolled out a new peak and off-peak billing structure for its API, effective August 16, 2026, offering off-peak rates at 50% below peak prices. However, the new off-peak prices are still significantly higher than the previous flat rates — DeepSeek V4 Pro input tokens are now roughly 1.5 times more expensive off-peak and up to 3 times more at peak compared to the old pricing. The steepest increase affects cache hits, with V4 Pro cache-hit rates rising up to 6 times off-peak and 12 times during peak hours, a change that heavily impacts long-running agentic workloads. Peak hours are defined as 01:00–04:00 UTC and 06:00–10:00 UTC, which broadly align with China's business day, while the remaining 17 hours qualify as off-peak. Developers using DeepSeek in batch or agent-heavy applications are being advised to schedule intensive workloads during off-peak windows to partially offset the overall price increase.

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